3553 To adopt the Town of Tillsonburg Road Naming Policy and to repeal the former Road Naming By-Law 2786.THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TBLLSONBURG
BY-LAW NO. 3553
A BY-LAW to adopt the Town of Tillsonburg Road Naming Policy and to repeal the former
Road Naming By-Law 2786.
WHEREAS the Council for the Town of Tillsonburg identifies that the naming of roads
and subdivisions for the municipality should be determined in a manner that incorporates
local history, culture and environmental features.
AND WHEREAS THE Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg deems it
expedient and necessary to repeal By-Law 2786.
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg is desirous of adopting
a Road Naming Policy.
THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg enacts as follows:
1. THAT the Town of Tillsonburg Road Naming Policy attached hereto as "Schedule A" is
hereby adopted and forms part of this by-law.
2. AND THAT this by-law comes into force and effect upon passing.
Read a First and Second Time this 14th day of November, 2011.
Read a Third and Final Time and passed this 28* day of November, 2011.
Clerk — Donna Wilson
Schedule 6A' to By-Law 3553
Town of Tillsonburg Road Naming Policy
Contents
1. Policy Statement
2. Purpose
3. Scope
4. Policies
5. Guideline
6. Road Naming
7. General
8. Authority
1. Policy Statement
The Council for the Town of Tillsonburg identifies that the naming of roads and subdivisions for
the municipality should be determined in a manner that incorporates local history, culture and
environmental features.
2. Purpose
The purpose of the Road Naming Policy is to establish procedures for naming roads and
subdivisions within the Town of Tillsonburg.
3. Scope
This policy applies to developers and staff with respect to name of roads and subdivisions within
the Town of Tillsonburg.
4. Policies
a) That the municipality reserves the right to rename any street, in the interest of public
safety.
b) The owner/developer shall give consideration to names of locally important families, war
veterans, local heroes or historical places or events of significance.
c) That the names of living persons or companies used for the purpose of advertising shall
not be permitted, unless by exception approved by Council.
d) That in the case that an owner/developer/applicant, after all other considerations, requires
a street be named after his/herself or in the essence or derivative of a corporate name; it
should be known that any street for these purposes cannot intersect another property
owner's lands or have frontage on municipally owned property.
e) That there shall be no use of awkward, corrupt, discriminatory or derogatory names, in
regard to race, sex, colour, creed, political affiliation, or other social factors.
f) That the Street Naming Policies shall apply to both public and private roadways,
condominium roadways, where names are deemed necessary by Director of Development
and Communication Services or designate.
g) That the municipality shall not be responsible or liable for any costs of the owner
associated with street name changes.
5. Guidelines
New street names shall follow the below:
a) That there shall be no re-use of former/discontinued street names.
b) New names must not be identical or similar sounding to any existing street name within
the municipality.
c) Names suggested must not have more than two words with use of no Special Characters,
such as hyphens, apostrophes, or dashes.
d) Street extensions should continue with existing street names.
d) No new streets shall be begin with the use of'Old" and "New" as a base name.
e) No use of abbreviations, suffixes, numbers or a single letter of the alphabet as a base
name in the naming of streets.
f) No use of names with numbers or words difficult to pronounce and spell.
g) Substantiation is required, (Historical/Personal significance) if there is any. (i.e.
person's last name)
g) Suggested street names are kept on a list for future use, if needed. These names are to be
pre-approved by the municipality.
h) All pre-approved, held and reserved street names that were specifically submitted by the
former municipalities should be used exclusively within that municipality.
Street Name Type Designations
The owner/developer/applicant shall have regard to the roadway function, length, and
configuration to determine the street type designation.
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Street
Road
Avenue
Crescent
Circle
A paved thoroughfare with or without sidewalks and buildings
along one or both sides
A way made for traveling between places,
horseback, etc., or a highway
Principle road, wide, often lined both sides with
right angles between streets
by automobile,
trees, running at
Curved, like a crescent moon
Curved line where all points are equal from
(access often by 'gate')
the centre point
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Way
Boulevard
Square
Court
Lane
Drive
Terrace
Parkway
Place
Gate
Heights
Loop
Quay
Key
Specific direction, (i.e. one-way)
Broad roadway, often lined with grass and gardens (sometimes
with grass and gardens in middle)
An area bounded on all four sides by buildings
A short: street, often closed at one end
A narrow road or street, often single lane of traffic
No specific definition, but generally accepted as a roadway
'driven' through a difficult area
Usually used to name the street in front of row houses
called terraces
which are
A board roadway, bordered or divided with plantings of trees,
shrubs and grass
A square or court in a city, a short usually narrow street
A road or path, or entrance road
At a level above the others
Road with a sharp curve that almost comes back to itself
Pronounced key, a wharf, but also the road that joins a
wharves together
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A place located to give access to or control of an area.
Note: If the new street is an extension of an existing street which cannot be renumbered, then the
use of the following qualifying words are permitted: North, South, East, West, Upper, or Lower
The Director of Development and Communication Services or designate, will be the Road
Naming Manager. This role will be the designated contact between developers, other
municipalities arid those requesting information regarding road naming.
The Road Naming Manager will review all proposed street names to ensure that the proposed
road name meets the road naming criteria, the 9-1-1 criteria and other tasks as required.
The review of all proposed names for roads and subdivisions will be presented to the Council of
the Town of Tillsonburg.
6. Road Naming
Whenever possible, the name of streets in the Town will be determined by reference to:
a. the names of local service persons who made the ultimate sacrifice,
b. the surnames of local pioneer families in the immediate vicinity of the proposed
development or existing road,
c. the names of prominent former residents who contributed through community
involvement/athletic/business acumen,
d. any prominent geographic or other natural feature which makes a site unique or
identifiable; or
e. a historic name which once identified the location.
Developers are responsible for conducting the research necessary to establish an appropriate
name for proposed roads and subdivisions.
Street names suggested by the developer shall be circulated to the Road Naming Manager for
review. If needed, the Public Works and Fire and Emergency Services departments may also
provide comments.
The duplication of names that are used in adjacent municipalities shall be avoided.
Consideration should be given to correct use of terminology as per Schedule B - Road
Classifications.
Only one name is to be used for street naming throughout the whole Town. Where a similar
name exists, a prefix or suffix may be used.
Subdivisions
Existing Subdivisions
Any existing plan of subdivision may be named, renamed and/or signed by the property owner(s)
subject to the following criteria:
1. The proposed name of the development shall not conflict with the name of any existing
plan of subdivision within the Town of Tillsonburg.
2. The proposed name of the development shall include the word "subdivision" and should
contain at least one of the following:
• name of the associated settlement area;
• name of historical significance to the area;
• name of a prominent topographical feature on or associated with the property;
• name of prominent person or property owner associated with the property; or
• name relating to the local flora or fauna.
3. Any and all signage displaying the name of the development shall be erected on private
property at the expense of the property owner(s) and shall be subject to all necessary
permits and/or approvals.
4. The nature, location and type; of any proposed signage shall be reviewed by the Road
Naming Manager, and shall be subject to any provisions in the Zoning By-law and/or the
Sign By-law.
5. It is the responsibility of the property owner(s) to provide, and pay for, any future
maintenance for any such signage.
New Subdivisions
New plans of subdivision shall have a name proposed by the developer and all signing shall be
erected by the developer, subject to the follow criteria:
1. The proposed name of the development shall not conflict with the name of any existing
plan of subdivision within the Town of Tillsonburg.
2. The proposed name of the development shall include the word "subdivision" and should
contain at least one of the following:
• name of the associated settlement area;
• name of historical significance to the area;
• name of a prominent topographical feature on or associated with the property;
• name of prominent person or property owner associated with the property;
• name relating to the local flora or fauna; or
• name of the developer.
3. Any and all signage displaying the name of the development shall be erected on private
property at the expense of the property owner(s) and shall be subject to all necessary
permits and/or approvals.
4. The nature, location and type of any proposed signage shall be reviewed by the Road
Naming Manager, and shall be subject to any provisions in the Zoning By-law and/or the
Sign By-law.
5. It is the responsibility of the property owner(s) to provide, and pay for, any future
maintenance for any such signage.
7. General
This policy shall be administered by the Development and Communication Services Department.
This policy shall be referred to as the "Road Naming Policy". This policy comes into force and
effect on the date adopted.
8. Authority
The authority for the Road Naming Policy shall be by the approval of the Council of the Town ofTillsonburg,